If you have Russian roots, you could consider choosing a name that works in both English and Russian for your newborn baby. Of course it is not easy, because there are 33 Cyrillic characters in Russian but 26 Roman characters in English. We have pulled together our selection of Russian names for girls that also work for Americans. Check out the below 35 strong Russian names for your little girls.
Alexandra: Defender of mankind.
Alina: Beautiful.
Anastasia: A revival from new.
Anya: Favor.
Daria: Rich.
Dasha: God's gift.
Dominika: Born on Sunday.
Ekaterina: Pure.
Elizaveta: Devoted to God.
Emilia: Industrious.
Eva: Life.
Faina: Crown.
Galina: God shall redeem.
Inga: A hero's daughter.
Klara: Bright.
Klementina: Clemency.
Larisa: Cheerful.
Lena: Name suffix.
Liliya: Form of Lily.
Marina: From the sea.
Marta: Lady.
Natasha: Born at Christmas.
Nastya: Reborn.
Natalia: Birthday of Christ.
Nina: Grace.
Oksana: Praise be to God.
Olga: Holy.
Polina: For the god Apollo.
Raisa: Thinker.
Regina: Queen.
Rozalina: Rose.
Sofia: Wisdom.
Sonya: Wisdom.
Svetlana: Luminescent.
Tamara: Palm tree.
Tanya: Abbreviation of Tatiana.
Vera: Faith.
Veronika: Honest.
Yulia: Young.
Zoya: Life.
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